Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-28
WASHINGTON LATTER.
(From ourRtgular Correspondents
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Congress has paid special attention.
to farmers this week. 1t has discuss.
ed the question OF Interstate Com-a
merce, OF so much Importance to the,n,a
has talked about how best to aradicatss
Pleuro-Pneumonia, has made an St.
tempt tO consider the bill emendatory
Of the act establishing !, bureau Of an
imal industry, and the House has s,tr-ss
ceedetl in eleyating the agricultural
Department to Executive Importance
SO, when the senate ccncurs. the come
missionerof Agriculture will haveSR
seat in the Cabinet and he called tho
Secretary OF Agriculture, and his wife
will assist 1T the Whita House recep.
tions on State occasions.
There will also be in the Department
Of Agriculture division which shall
be lnder the charge Of u Commissioner
Of Labor, who shall b void this Office for
four years. and. receive q salary Of
$4,000 yeaf. His business shall beto
collect information upon the subject of
labor, its relation to capital, the hours
oflabor, its relation to capital, the hours
Of labor, the rate of wages, the cost OF
production OF the articles produced,
the earnings of the laboring men and
women. the means Of promoting their
material, social, intellectual, and moral
prosperity, and the best means of pro-
tecting life and preventing accidents
IN mines, workshops, factories, and
other places of industry.
| The Secretary Of Agriculture is en-
powered by the bill just passed, to in-
qure into the causes Of discomfort
which may exist between employers
employees within the United States, and
he may invite and near sworn state
ments from both such parties concern
ing matters in controversy.
| Another important step has been
taken in the Permanent Exposition
movement. The Senatorial COMMITTEES
on this subject have reported in favor
of fcommenlorating the great Constltu-
tional Centennial in 1889. and very pro-
perly Washington has been Selected as
the place for holding it. The commit
tee has not yet-repo1ted upon the man
ner of the proposed celebration or in
regard to the Qusdrl-Centenfial OF
1892. but the action how tallan furniske
es sufficient assurance that the entire
program, as contemplated by tie Board
of Promotion and including Us EXPOSE
ton features. will receive the indors-
ment of Congress.
There are number OIL NsbsenteeS
from the Senate Chamber during these
exciting days OF SENATORIAL contests.
Senators Conger and Mcmillan have
not returned from their fru(tless err
ranls to reelection. Senator Newell is
at New Jerseys capital. looking after
his fences. Senators Miller and Van
Wyck are III New York and Nebraska
respectively, looking after heir\inter-
ests. Senators Voorhees, and Harrison
are in indianapolis marshaling thy op-
posing forces, and Senator Mazey went
TO Texas in pursuit of Congressman
Reagan. The race Of these ri{als
caused some amusement.
Senator Maxey heard of Mr.. ReagA's S
| departure about twenty minutes after
! the latJer's train steamed away from
the station, and Immediately he order
| ed his trunk and engaged sleeping car
accommodations to Austin. Mr.. Rea-
gan had about three hours the start,
but as he took the Virginia Midland,
and Senator Maxey the st. Louis route.
1T became not only 81 race for the Sena
torship, but;s lively race. lis well, to
see which would be the first to enter
the Legislature on opening day.
| The House Of Representative was
much stirred up over the Anti-Poly.
gamy bill. When it came up for con
siaeration on Wednesday. the delegate
| from Utah, Mr. Iaine, took the floor in
IA long speech which commanded the
closest attention. He said the measure
was un- Democratic, l.n-American, and
wantonly destructive of human rights
that it set at nailght the immutabt
principals upon which the common
rights OF man are founded. and turned
the .Mor1nons and their church over to
unsuitable spoilers. Delegate Gains
attracted the whole House around him
and excited the interest OF the galleries
during his spirited defense .f the Sal;
Lake hierarchy.
There Nas 4 good deal Of difference
Vt opinion among Members tanct,in..
the constitutionality Of some features
If the Mormon bill. 1t proposes to tx.
.ingulsh what is known ;ls the Mhrnoli
,,hurch, and scatter Or divide its prGpe.
Y among those who do not believe Ill
us tenets and practices. Some members
rgned that the Constitution which
prosibits the establishment os an.
| ..hnrch or form of!rrhgiun. W~s - Is:
INVOKED 10 disestahlish and e1t: pat
IN objectionable creed. and that hh;>
| as striking rather too deeply ;,t til
oots Of religious freedom. Othe,